John Malkovich Fights Back Tears During 13-Minute Venice Standing Ovation as ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Storms Into Oscar Race

In what will surely be one of the biggest standing ovations at Venice Film Festival this year, Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” received a thunderous 13 minutes of applause at its world premiere on Thursday night and stormed into the Oscar race. John Malkovich got emotional and McDonagh looked touched as the cheering raged on, […]

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  1. Top 3 Longest Standing Ovations in Venice History: The longest standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival was 24 minutes for 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' (2025), followed by 18 minutes for 'The Room Next Door' (2024), and 15 minutes each for 'The Testament of Ann Lee' and 'The Smashing Machine' (both 2025).
  2. Top 3 Golden Lion Winners Also Winning Best Picture Oscar: Only two films have won the Venice Golden Lion and subsequently the Academy Award for Best Picture in recent years: 'Nomadland' (2020) and 'The Shape of Water' (2017).
  3. Top Directors with Multiple Golden Lion Wins: Four directors have won the prestigious Golden Lion award twice: André Cayatte, Louis Malle, Zhang Yimou, and Ang Lee.

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